The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-regionCambridge University Press, 15 de nov. de 2005 - 814 páginas "This third, extensively revised edition of The Mammals of the Southern African Subregion contains detailed descriptions of all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, together with all mammals indigenous to the subregion's coastal waters. The rapid accumulation of new information resulting from mammal research in southern Africa, together with radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification, have necessitated this new edition, which presents the best and latest data accurately in one comprehensive volume for use not only by scientists but also by an increasingly wide audience of general readers with an interest in the natural history of southern Africa." "J. D. Skinner and C. T. Chimimba have revised, expanded and updated the text in a major project overseen by an editorial committee constituted by the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria. Specialists on each mammalian order have served as subeditors, and a range of independent and internationally recognised authorities have reviewed every species description." "In this edition all the distribution maps and many of the illustrations of mammal prints have been updated and redrawn, several new colour plates have been added, and the whole design of this definitive reference work has been enhanced to ensure easy access to information."--BOOK JACKET. |
Conteúdo
SUPERCOHORT AFROTHERIA | 1 |
Suborder SCIUROGNATHI | 99 |
Family MYOXIDAE Dormice | 117 |
COHORT EUARCHONTA | 210 |
SUPERCOHORT LAURASIATHERIA | 231 |
Family ELEPHANTIDAE Elephants 51 | 254 |
Family LEPORIDAE Hares rabbits and rock | 271 |
Family NYCTERIDAE Slitfaced bats | 327 |
Family MUSTELIDAE Otters honey badger weasel | 491 |
Family OTARIIDAE Fur seals | 510 |
Superorder PARAXONIA | 527 |
Family EQUIDAE Zebras | 537 |
Suborder ANCODONTA | 556 |
Infraorder ODONTOCETI Toothed whales | 563 |
Family ZIPHIIDAE Beaked whales | 569 |
Family DELPHINIDAE Dolphins pilot whales killer | 578 |
Family RHINOLOPHIDAE Horseshoe bats | 334 |
Family HIPPOSIDERIDAE Trident and leafnosed | 346 |
COHORT FERUNGULATA | 353 |
Suborder FELIFORMIA 360 | 360 |
Family FELIDAE Cats | 378 |
Family VIVERRIDAE Civets and genets | 412 |
Family NANDINIIDAE Palm civet | 424 |
Suborder CANIFORMIA | 469 |
Infraorder MYSTICETI | 604 |
Order RUMINANTIA | 616 |
Bibliography | 715 |
Suborder HYSTRICOGNATHI 79 | 783 |
Glossary | 784 |
Colloquial names | 802 |
809 | |
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